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Alice Rogers
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| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Murray Edwards College, Cambridge, Imperial College London |
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| Institutions | King's College London |
Frances Alice Rogers is a British mathematician. She is also a mathematical physicist. This means she uses math to understand how the universe works. She used to be a professor of mathematics at King's College London. Now she is an emeritus professor, which means she has retired but still keeps her title.
Studying Math and Physics
Alice Rogers studies mathematical physics. This field uses advanced math to explore ideas in physics. She is very interested in something called "supermanifolds." These are special math ideas. They are like a more complex version of "manifolds," which are shapes that look flat when you zoom in. Supermanifolds are based on ideas from "supersymmetry." This is a theory in physics that suggests every particle has a "superpartner."
Alice Rogers even wrote a book about her work. It is called Supermanifolds: Theory and Applications.
Helping Math Education
Alice Rogers also works to make math education better. She was part of a group that advises the British government. This group, called the Advisory Committee on Mathematics Education, helps decide how math should be taught in schools.
She is also the education secretary for the London Mathematical Society (LMS). This is a group for mathematicians in the UK. She helps the LMS with their educational goals. She also represents the LMS on another important group, the Joint Mathematical Council of the UK.
Her Education Journey
Alice Rogers started studying mathematics in the 1960s. She went to New Hall at Cambridge University.
Her mother also studied math at Cambridge many years before her. In the 1930s, her mother became a skilled code-breaker during World War II. She worked at Bletchley Park, a secret center where codes were broken. Alice Rogers later earned her Ph.D. in 1981 from Imperial College London.
Awards and Honors
Alice Rogers has received important awards for her work.
In 2016, she was given the title of Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE). This honor was for her great work in "Mathematics Education and Higher Education."
In 2018, The Royal Society gave her the Kavli Education Medal. This award recognized her "outstanding contributions to mathematics education."
